NIU Law Review to Host Symposium on ESG on 4/12

The Northern Illinois University Law Review will host its 2024 Symposium on The Impact of ESG on the Business and Legal Environment on Friday, April 12 from 8:30 am until 12:45 pm.  It will be held in person at the NIU Naperville Campus.

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The Symposium will explore the impact of ESG on the legal profession and examine the ways in which lawyers and law students can contribute to this ongoing conversation. The symposium will bring together legal scholars, practitioners, regulators, and industry experts to engage in a thoughtful and robust discussion of the impact of ESG on the legal profession. The goal is to explore the ways in which lawyers can contribute to the ongoing conversation around the ESG movement.

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DATE: Friday, April 12
TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
(Registration and light breakfast available from 7:45-8:30 a.m.; Program begins at 8:30 a.m.)
LOCATION: NIU Naperville Campus located 1120 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563

COST:
$25 – General attendees; includes light breakfast and lunch.
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Financial Hardship Policy
NIU faculty, staff and students are FREE and should register here or contact Melody Mitchell with questions.
Note: Registration is required by April 9

MCLE CREDIT
4 hours MCLE credit for attorneys pending approval.

MATERIALS
Symposium materials to be provided.

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
7:45-8:30 am
Breakfast/Registration

8:30-9:30 am
Professor Anne Tucker, University of Georgia

9:30-10:30 am
Professor Marcia Narine Weldon, University of Miami

10:30-10:45 am
Break

10:45-11:45 am
Professor Gerlinde Berger-Walliser, University of Connecticut

11:45 am -12:45 pm
Professor Justin Marlowe, University of Chicago

12:45 pm
Closing comments and lunch